by Afishionado | Apr 25, 2018 | Equipment, Events, Video
As I was walking the show floor of Reef A Palooza, I became intrigued by a red and blue light that caught the corner of my eye, and was surprised to learn that it was coming from an algae scrubber by Clear Water... by Marcin Smok | Apr 24, 2018 | Events, Industry
For this chapter of our new “Coral Road Trip” series, we visited the village of Lindenhurst on New York’s Long Island to attend the first annual Long Island Reef Association (LIRA) Frag Swap. The event, hosted in the Lindenhurst Middle School Auditorium, was first of... by Joe Rowlett | Apr 24, 2018 | Invertebrates
"Here there is no shell to play the part of “Sir Pandarus of Troy,” but the sea-anemone settles upon the hinder part of the young hermit-crab’s tail, and the two animals grow up together, in such a way that the spreading zoophytes form a blanket which the hermit can either draw completely forwards over its head or throw half-back, as it pleases.” by Leonard Ho | Apr 24, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist
Just about every hermit crab species seeks mobile shelter within empty shells. Not blanket-hermit crabs. These oddball crustaceans have developed a special relationship with anemones where anemeones directly wrap around their bodies like ... well, blankets. Five new species - discovered in 1888! - have just been described. by Joe Rowlett | Apr 23, 2018 | Science
Brazil's recently rediscovered reef system is strange and beautiful and, naturally, at risk of being exploited. by Afishionado | Apr 23, 2018 | Equipment, Events, Video
During Reef A Palooza 2018, we met up with Jack Behar, creator of Klir Filter to see if there were any updates on the highly anticipated Klir filter that he first presented at MACNA – Marine Aquarium Conference of North America 2017 in New... by ReefBum | Apr 22, 2018 | Photography
Reef keeping is an art form and this art can be brought to life when using macro photography to expose the rich and infinite details in coral and other reef tank inhabitants. The basic premise of macro photography is to achieve high magnification of the subject. The closer the lens is to the subject, the larger that subject will appear in the image. It’s simple in principle but in reality it can be complicated given the different options with lenses and settings on the camera. Lens Choices for Macro Photography There are a variety of macro lenses available with focal lengths ranging from 50mm to 200mm. The smaller the focal length, the smaller the working distance between the camera’s sensor and the subject. This is important to by Admin | Apr 21, 2018 | Photography
I spent years cursing at divers! “How dare they get in the way of my photographs?” was the chief and quite selfish thought running through my head. I’d curse through my regulator and generally get quite p****d...
